romance

From LSJ

ψυχῆς πείρατα ἰὼν οὐκ ἂν ἐξεύροιο πᾶσαν ἐπιπορευόμενος ὁδόν· οὕτω βαθὺν λόγον ἔχει → one would never discover the limits of soul, should one traverse every road—so deep a measure does it possess

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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substantive

story: P. and V. λόγος, ὁ, μῦθος, ὁ; see story.

love: P. and V. ἔρως, ὁ.

mere fiction (as opposed to truth): P. and V. μῦθος, ὁ.

verb intransitive

P. μυθολογεῖν.

invent stories: P. λογοποιεῖν.